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“It is appalling.” That was St Augustine Campus historian Prof Emerita Bridget Brereton’s response to Haitian President Michel Martelly abuse of powers to protect former brutal and corrupt dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier.

A $20 million Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) fraud has allegedly been discovered at the School of Business and Computer Sciences (SBCS) educational institution.

Senior Supt Solomon Koon Koon, of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, said no directive was given for the raid at Newsday’s office on Thursday.

“How did my son die? Was it murder or a freak accident?”

Leader of the Opposition Dr Keith Rowley says Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs must explain to the nation within 24 hours the reason or reasons for Thursday’s police raids on the offices of Newsday and the home of its reporter Andre Bagoo.

Congress of the People political leader Prakash Ramadhar is condemning Thursday’s police raid on Newsday and is giving Commission of Police Dwayne Gibbs until today to explain the reasons behind the ‘atrocious attack’ on the media.

The Integrity Commission yesterday said it was committed to the freedom of the press in T&T. It said however that it was forced to request a police investigation into systematic leakage of information to the media.

The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has embarked on a “name and shame” disconnection component of its revenue collection drive to recover $506 million in outstanding rates owed by domestic and commercial customers.